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Aftercare MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Aftercare
Tree Number(s)
E02.760.169.063
N02.421.585.169.063
N04.590.233.727.210.063
Unique ID
D000359
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000359
Annotation
medical, nursing, psychiatric care after discharge from a hospital or other health facility; differentiate from REHABILITATION which is for getting a person back to pre-illness work or other activity
Scope Note
The care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially that of a patient after surgery.
Entry Term(s)
After Care
After-Treatment
Follow-Up Care
Postabortal Programs
Postabortion
Previous Indexing
Progressive Patient Care (1966-1967)
See Also
Halfway Houses
Public MeSH Note
94; was AFTER CARE 1968-93
Online Note
use AFTERCARE to search AFTER CARE 1968-93
History Note
94; was AFTER CARE 1968-93
Date Introduced
1968/01/01
Last Updated
2019/07/05
Aftercare Preferred
Postabortal Programs Related
Postabortion Related
Follow-Up Care Related
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